Dr. Margaret E. L. Renwick is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Cognitive Science.
In the Renwick Lab, we study spoken language to improve models of speech from both the speaker’s and the listener’s point of view. Our research projects are rooted in the tradition of laboratory phonology, an approach that integrates experimental methods with more abstract linguistic representations of sound structure. Our research incorporates variation into models of spoken language, to answer questions about the nature of phonological contrast, the origins and realization of phonological patterns, regional accents of US English, and linguistic change across generations.
Specific research areas include sociophonetics, laboratory phonology, phonetics, and speech acoustics.
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